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Taxon:  Desmodium scorpiurus (Sw.) Poir.



Summary
Genus:
Desmodium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Desmodieae
Subtribe:
Desmodiinae
Nomen number:
13673
Place of publication:
F. Cuvier, Dict. sci. nat. 13: 110. 1819 (N. A. Desvaux, J. Bot. Agric. 1:122, t. 5, fig. 15. 1813, nom. inval.)
Comment:
place of publication fide K. Gandhi (pers. comm. via e-mail on 17 Jul 2015). Desvaux did not cite a basionym or synonym (Shenzhen ICN 41.1) or provide a description in 1813, so the name was not validly published then (https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44259564)
Verified:
01/16/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hedysarum scorpiurus Sw.

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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Boggan, J. et al. 1997. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2
  3. Boudet, G. et al. 1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Desmodium+scorpiurus&quantity=1
  5. Huang, S. F. & T. C. Huang. 1987. Taxonomic treatment of the Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Taiwan. Taiwania 32:11-117. Note: introduced
  6. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: introduced
  7. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  8. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  9. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  10. Ohashi, H. 1973. The Asiatic species of Desmodium and its allied genera (Leguminosae). Ginkgoana 1:95. Note: mentions
  11. Perdue, R. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  12. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  13. Spellman, D. L. et al. 1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83.
  14. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  15. Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
  16. Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California. Note: lists as Desmodium scorpiurus Desv.
  17. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica tropical
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
4Naturalized    natzd. in paleotropics
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja, Durango, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Colima, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica (tropical), Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador
Naturalized (natzd. in paleotropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed in Costa Rica fide R. Perdue, pers. comm. 1997 (via J. H. Kirkbride)Perdue, R. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names


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